What Conscience dictates to be done,
Or warns me not to doe,
This, teach me more than Hell to shun,
That, more than Heav'n pursue.
~~Universal Prayer by Alexander Pope
can you please explain this part? i cant understand it.. thanks
2006-09-21 00:31:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
As I understand it, he is saying that his own conscience is a more powerful motivator than religion in choosing between right and wrong.
2006-09-21 00:36:37 · answer #1 · answered by keepsondancing 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply stated, the choices you make in life do more than keep you out of Hell or gain you admission into Heaven, and so, those choices can't be made with only those two issues being considered.
2006-09-21 07:39:31 · answer #2 · answered by Sam 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay.......
2006-09-21 10:50:21 · answer #3 · answered by Jamieson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋